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Medieval

The surprisingly modern Middle Ages

A carving of the Viking gods Odin, Thor and Freyr with a sacrifice above them. It was found on the Swedish island of Gotland (Photo by: PHAS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Viking

Gods, myths and rituals: what we know about Viking religious beliefs

Benjamin Savill discusses the St Brice’s Day Massacre of 1002, in which Danes living in England were killed, apparently on royal orders. (Image by Getty Images)
Anglo-Saxon

The St Brice’s Day Massacre of 1002

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Anglo-Saxon

The St Brice’s Day Massacre: what really happened?

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Tourists at Stonehenge. We have no better idea today than 200 years ago what the people who erected these sarsens truly believed. (Getty Images)
General prehistory

Prehistoric religion: a pagan riddle we will never solve?